The ACAD Daily, Tuesday, March 17

Monday: B Week, B Day 9:45 Advisory

Tuesday: B Week, A Day 9:45 MMM

Wednesday: Conference Day (9-11), SAT (11)

Thursday: B Week “Wednesday schedule” 9:45 Seminar

Friday: B Week, “Thursday schedule” 9:45 Clubs

This week for Women’s History Month, we are celebrating groundbreaking women in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math).

Jane Goodall (1934-2025)

Dr. Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall was born in Bournemouth England on April 3, 1934. Growing up, Jane had always loved animals and had had numerous house pets like tortoises, dogs and others. Jane couldn’t afford college so she went to a secretarial school to perfect typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping skills. She worked multiple jobs and by age 23 she left to pursue her dream of living in Africa. It is there that Jane found her interest in chimpanzees. Jane made groundbreaking discoveries, revolutionizing the understanding of animal behavior by finding out that chimpanzees make and use tools. Jane recently died October first 2025.

“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.”

Margaret Hamilton (1936–)

Margaret Hamilton is an American computer scientist who created the term “software engineering.” Her most famous accomplishment was being a lead developer on the Apollo 11 software. During this time she wrote code for the priority alarm display,” which meant the computer would shut down less important systems if overloaded. This code saved the Apollo 11 mission during an emergency while landing!

“Every problem has two handles. You can grab it by the handle of fear or the handle of hope.”

Mary Anning (1799-1847)

Mary Anning was a British paleontologist who is widely renowned as the “greatest fossilist to ever live.” She spent her career examining the marine fossils that washed ashore in her hometown of Dorset, England. She had little formal education, typical of women in the Georgian Era, but taught herself basic anatomy and geology. She is credited with the first discovery of the Ichthyosaurus, uncovering almost a full fossilized skeleton at only 12 years old.

“Science is the language with which we converse with nature, and its truths are revealed through the language of evidence.”